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, Oxford, England trainee and to which Application November 29, 1943, Serial No. 512,268

InGreat Britain September 12, 1942 Claims.

known in which after cocking the rifle and onpulling the trigger a rod disposed in the rifle and having a pointed piercing end is projected from the-rifle to pierce a target with which the rifle is operatively' associated.

The object of the present invention is to provide apparatus suitable for training recruits in the use of automatic guns.

With this object in view a trainin apparatus made accordingto the present invention comprises a dummy machine .gun, a target carrier operatively associated with the dummy machine gun, a target marking member arranged exteriorly of the gun and adapted to be moved over the target. in conformity with themovement of the gun whilst sighting the gun, and means for repeatedly rendering the target marking member opened while the triggeris in its operative position, and an electric marking circuit in which the target marking member and target carrier are included and which is arranged to be supplied with electrical impulses when the control circuit is closed. The recording circuit may comprise a transformer for stepping up the voltage of the current impulses.

The means for repeatedly making and breaking the control circuit may comprise an electromagnet the winding of which forms part of the control circuit and the core of which is movable and carries a switch member adapted, when the trigger is held in the operative position, to be moved by the core to open the control circuit, and spring means forreturning the movable core and switch member to close again the control circult, as often as the latter is broken until the.

ments, the impacts being transmitted to the rear 1 portion of the gun bodywhich is handled bythe nectedi The target sheet at which aimJis takeh by the;

the electromagnet is contrainee may be a mirror image'of altarget sheet on which the marking isto be recorded, the two target sheets being-arranged back to backon the target carrier with. the two target sheets in accurate aligmnent, the mirror image target sheet -facin thetrainee.

The target sheet on'whicir the mark istoiberecorded may-be disposed between two electrodes:

in theqmarking circuit one of: said electrodes :con-

stituting the marking member and themarking" on the target sheet may be effected by sp arkdis+ charges between these electrodes produced by the electrical impulses in the marking circuit; The two target sheets may be mounted on opposite sides of a metal plate constitutingythetar frame connectedto the tripod on which the gun is mounted, and is located near the muzzle end of the gun so that aim can be taken at any point.

on the target. As the" gun is sighted on theaimiing target by moving the gun on its tripod in the customary way, the marking electrode follows accurately the movements of the gun over the re cording target sheet.

According to a modified form of construction,

use is made of an electric motor to drive a cam,

cuit. The electric motor is also. arranged to drive a cam which is in its turn acts on a movable impact member arranged to strikeagainst a fixed impact surface on the gun in order to imitate the. noise and vibration produced in the firing. ofa.

real automatic gun.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanyin drawings, in which Figures 1a and 111 show a side elevation partly in longitudinal section of one embodimentof the apparatus according to the invention; Figure 10 being a broken off continuation of the target frame included in Figure 1b;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectionon a larger scale of a detail of thegun On the line 2 2 of Figure: 1a showing in end elevation the'means for at-. taching the gun tothe tripodhead, the elements.

in Figure 2 partly in longitudinal sectionon the Figures 4 and 5 are fragmentary side and front end elevations, respectively on a larger scale of the magnetic plunger with parts removed;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the target frame;

Figures '7 and 7a are detail views of the opposite sides of a target carrier showing aiming and recordin targets, respectively, attached in position thereon;

Figure 8 is a circuit diagram showing the con-- nections of electrically operated mechanism enclosed in the body of the gun, of electrical means for marking the recording target and of devices for controlling the said mechanism and marking means;

Figures 9a and 9b are a side elevation of a second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is a top plan view on a larger scale of the rear part of the body of the gun, certain of the parts being removed to show the enclosed mechanism;

Figure 11 is a longitudinal section on the line ll--ll o'f-Figure 10;

Figures Band 13 show a bottom plan view and side elevation, respectively, of a detail;

Figure 14' is an elevation of a portion of the target frame; and

Figure 15 is a circuit diagram showing the connections of the electrically operated means for actuating the mechanism enclosed in the body of the gun and for marking the recording target, and of the devices for controlling the operation I of the said means.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 8 the dummy machine gun resembles a medium Vickers machine gun, having sighting means and trigger mechanism similar to that of the Vickers gun. The front part I of the body of the gun, which corresponds to the barrel casing of the Vickers gun, has the sleeve 2 of sheet metal attached to it at its rear end, the said sleeve housing an electromagnetic device with movable core comprising an outer shell 3 and an inner shell 4 having flanges 5, 6 between which is accommodated a solenoid winding 1. The flange 5 abuts against .a bearing plate 8 which closes the forward end of the outer shell 3 and is attached to the latter by means of screws 9, and the flange '5 abuts against a bearing plate In which is inserted inside'the outer shell 3 and is attached to the latter by means of screws H. The electromagnetic device is mechanically attached to the rear part 12, 12a of the body of the gun so as to constitute an extension thereof, the outer shell .iextending rearwardly beyond the bearing plate ill and receiving the forward end 12a of the part 12 to which it is secured by means of screws IS. The outer shell 3 is of smaller diameter than that of the sleeve 2 and is provided with apertures to receive balls l4 which are pressed outwardly so as to bear against the inner wall of 'the sleeve 2 by'means of springs l5 housed in cavities provided in the peripheries of the plates 8 and 10, the said balls as shown in Figure 3, being retained in position by means of retaining plates I6 secured to the outer shell 3 by means of screws ll. The electromagnetic device is retained inside the sleeve 2 by means of a pin is screwed into the outer shell 3, the said pin passing through a slot [9 in the sleeve 2 which permits of a limited amount of sliding motion of the device relatively to the front part I of the gun body.

A plunger formed of laminations of ma netic material which are secured together by' means of rivets 20a as shown in Figure 5, is slidable inside the inner shell' l. The said plunger, which forms a movable core for the electromagnetic device, is provided with a forward part 2| of reduced diameter which passes through the bearing plate 8 and is encircled by a coil spring 22, one end of which bears against the bearing plate 8 and the other end" against a collar 23 which'is'secured to the part ill by means of a pin 24. The part M of the plunger is made hollow. Inside the rear portion of the inner shell 2 is located a hollow fixed core 25 comprising laminations of magnetic material which are secured together by means of rivets in a similar manner to the movable core 20, the bearing plate l0 being shrunk on to the rear end of the core 25. The forward end of the fixed core 25, is

provided with a conical depression 28 and the rear end of the movable core 20 is formed with a corresponding conical extension Zl which is adapted to move into the depression 26. The conical extension 2'! is axially bored to receive the end of a spindle 28 which extends through the hollow fixed core 25 and through the bearing plate ID, the said spindle being secured to the extension 21 by soldering. Forward movement of the plunger is limited by the bearing plate 8, and rearward movement thereof by the fixed core 25 against which the plunger 28 abuts with a thin ring 30 of non-magnetic material forced on to a shoulder formed at the base of the conical extension 21.

The spindle 28 carries at its rear end a metal sleeve 3| (see Figures 2 and 3), which is slidable axially on the spindle and has a flange 32. the rear face of the bearing plate ii? is fixed a contact-carrying plate 3d of insulating material between which and the flange 32 is interposed a coil spring 33 which encircles the spindle 28 and urges the sleeve 3! rearwardly, the rearward mo tion. of the sleeve being limited by means of a collar 35 fixed on the spindle 23. The metal sleeve 31 carries a bush 8% of insulating material (see Figure 3) on which is secured (by means of a screw 43) a metal sleeve ill constituting a cylindrical switch member, the bush 3t being clamped between the flange 32 and a nut 3'8 which is screwed on the sleeve 3!. The plate 3 3 carries two spring contact members 38, till having arcuate end pieces ll, 62 which are adapted to co-operate with the cylindrical sleeve 31. The contact members 39, 49 are fixed to the plate 34 by means of screws M which pass right through the plate 3 and serve at'the same time for securing the latter to the bearing plate Iii, insulating material being interposed between the heads and shanks of'the screws 44 and the contact members 39, All. The axial position of the cylindrical switch member 37 with respect to the spring contacts 39, 40 can be adjusted by varying the axial position of the collar 35, which is fixed on the spindle 28 by means of a set-screw 45. The spring contact members 39, 4E] and the sleeve 31 constitute switching means for controlling the supply of current to the solenoid winding 1 and to a step-up transformer Q6 mounted in the front part i of the gun for supplying high tension current to a marking device hereinafter described.

The current supply to the solenoid winding 1 and the transformer 46 is also controlled by a switch which is actuated by'the trigger mechanism which comprises a rear cross-piece 4'! with grips 48, a thumb-piece t9, firing lever 50 and safety catch 5|, all mounted on a metal plate 52 which is attached to the rear end of the part [2 of the body of the gun by means of screws 53.

The switch actuated by the trigger mechanism combiner-two *resilient' contactmembers s4; 55

whichare fixedona plate '56 01 insulating materialscrewed-- on'the "plate 52. The contact mem ber ismoved into engagement with the contact ,u're dareas followsi from one pole B2 of a source ofcurrentinot shown), e. g. an electric supply systems-through a conductor 63, contact member '55j-contact member 54;"conductor 64; contact member 39, sleeve 31, contact member 40;

andmits I08; I I0,- respectively.'- The nut I08 also serves forclamping an insulated conductor I09 to'the -rod I06; the said conductor being'connected to-O'neend of the secondary III of the transformer46(see"Figure8); A wire frame II2 I hinged to the-plate as atl I2tt serves forremovthrough a conductor to thesolenoid winding land through-a conductor 66 to the other pole 61 of the'source'of current. The primary69 of the transformer 46 is connected in parallel with the-solenoid 'I by conductors 68 and "I0. The gun body is provided'with trunnions l3 (SeeFigureZ) whichxare fixed to the sleeve 2 and arejournalled in -a pair of upright members 15 integrahwith a plate 16 pivoted on a base-plate I'Fbymeans of a pivot bolt 18,wher'eby the gun can be swivelled about a vertical axis on the said base-plate, as well as tilted about the axis of the trunnions- I3; Theswivellin motion of the gun is-limitedby-means-of a" bolt 19 "which is a loose fitin aslo't (Figure-1a) in the swivel plate; and isprovided with a wing-nut BI, the base plate "being provided with lugs 82, 83. The lug83' connects thebase plate to the tripod head 90 and the lug 82 is connected with a conventional adjustingdevice 82a.

,The' gun is alsoprovided with a foresight 1i anda-ba-cksight 12so as to enablethe operator totrain' the gun-Iona target, hereinafter referred. to-as the aiming target, located in proximity to the muzzle of the gun, the'swivelling and tilting' motions ofthe-gun enabling aim to be taken at any point on the aiming target.

The aiming targetis'carried by a target oarrie'r89 mounted on a frame comprising a stirrupshaped structure having a top horizontal portion' (Figure 1c) and twodownwardly extending limbs 86;81 (Figures 1b, 7 and 7a) whichjare connected by'means of angle pieces 88, totwo horizontal bars 9|, 92 which extend rearwardly towards the base-plate TI and are attached thereto by screws 93. The bars 9|, 92 pass through one side 94 of an angle sectionpiecefl, 98an'd arewelded thereto at 95. The target frameis stiffenedtbymeans of a pair of stifien in'g' elements 96, 91 which arealso passed through the side 94 of the angle-section piece and are securedflto the side 98of the-latter by screws 99. The stiffening elements 96, 91 are bent upwardly at I00 and are secured to the bars, 9|,92 by bolts I0fI,a11d,at' their upper ends to the upright limbs 86, 81by bolts I02. Thetarget carrier 39 (Fig ures "7 and. 7a) consists of a metal plate having I tubular members I04 integral therewith extending anlongit's upper; and'lower edges, the said tubular members being'adaptedto receive rods I05, I06whic'h are, provided with heads I'll, and

are passedthrough insulating bushes I01 fitted in thlih'lbs 86 81. -Th el0d' I05 is provided With a wing nut II0 for securing it in position, the *rod INS-being secured imposition by means of a nut ably securing the aiming target! to the said plate (see Figure-6)". Asimila'r wire frame H3 hinged to the plate'89-at' 311, on the other side of the plate, that isto say on the side thereof facing away from the" operator serves for securihg a second'target 892 (see Figure 7a) hereinafter referred to as the recording target, to the carrierplate 89. The portion of the target frame B5,86, 81"lying above the plate 89 when the aiming target is in operative position is sufliciently highto enablethe target carrier89, after removal of the lower rod I05, to be swung upwardly around the rod I06, intoa top position,indicated by dotted lines in Figure 10, between the upper extremities of the upright limbs 86, 81, so as to leave the bottom space between the said limbs clear 'and unobstructed. The target carrier 89 i is retained in the top position as long as may be desiredby inserting the rod I05 through the up-, ,permost tubular member I04-and through insulating bushes I40-fitted in the upper ends of the limbs 86, 81, see Figure 1c;

Therecording target is marked by means of a marking member (Figure 111) comprising needle electrode H4 which is displaceable axially in a needleblock H5 of insulating material against the force of aspring I I6, one endof which bears against a collar Ill-integral with the needle electrode l ltand' the other end against a metal abutment member II8 which backs against a shoulderof the'needle block H5; The abutment member H8 is provided with a depending lug II9 through which is passed a screw I20 which is screwed into the block II5 and serves for securing the member II8*thereto. An insulated conductor 420 connected to the other end of the transformer secondary IH serves for supplying high tension current to the needle elec-,

trode II4, the said conductor being secured be tween the screw I20 and the lug II9 of the abutment member II 8. The needle electrode H4 is provided with a knob I22 of insulating material for enabling it to be adjusted axially in the block H5 and is secured in its adjusted positionby means of a screw III which is screwed into the block II5. The needle blockis carried by pivotpins I23 on forked members I24 screwed on the upper endsof a pair of upright rods I25, the lower endsof which, are pivotally mounted on bearing pins I26 fixed at their ends in the limbs I27, l28- of a fork member I29 which is bored axially to receive the end of a supporting arm I30 having a threaded end I3I' which is screwed to the underside of the muzzle end of the gun body. A coil spring I 32interposed betweena collar" I33 on the arm I30 and a flange I554 on the rearend of the fork member I29 tends to force the latter off the end of the said arm but is" prevented from doing so by means of a pin 131 which is screwed into the arm I30 and engages in a circumferential slot I36 "having an ofiset part I38.. Normally, the pin I3! is located in the oifset part I38 of the slot, thereby maintaining the rods I25 in' the" position shown with, the needle electrode II-4 located so as to becapable of marking the recording target: The-needle"block is 'urged to-' l08.--- rnsuiated washers n2 are' interposedf be tween the-sidemembers; 81 and "-the heads I II wards the recording target by means" of a coil spring I M, one .end of which is hooked over a button I42 on a'clip I43 attached to the arm 53!! and the other end of which is hooked over a button I44 on a clip I45 attached to one. of the rods l25. A guide roller I46 (Figure 1b) journalled in a carrier which is screwed into the needle block I I immediately below the needle electrode is pressed by the spring; I4l against the recording target on the plate 89, whereby the needle block is maintained'in a constant spaced relationship with respect to the recording target, the rods I ensuring that the needle electrode is located exactly at right angles to the target. It will be obvious from the foregoing description that when the gun ismoved over the aiming target the needle electrode will follow the movements of the gun and for every point aimed at on the aiming target, the needle electrode H4 will be located opposite a definite point on the recording target. As the recording target is arranged at the back of the aiming target, the former has to be a mirror image of the latter, being so adjusted that when the sighting means are alignedpn any particular object on the aiming target the needle electrode H4 is always located opposite the corresponding object on the recording target,-following accurately the movements of the gun as the latter is moved over the aiming target.

By pressing the fork member I 21 rearwardly against the force of the spring I32, the pin I3! is withdrawn from the offset part of the slot I36, thereby enabling the fork member, together with the parts carried by it, to be turned around the end of the arm I) and the needle electrode I M to be swung aside from the target carrier 89, 7

so that when the latter is moved into its top position as above described, the gun can be aimed at actual targets through the space between the uprights 86, 81 below the-bottom of the target carrier.

The needle H4 and the plate 89 form a pair of electrodes between which the recording target is interposed, and in order to enable the latter to be marked, the needle is adjusted so that a small air gap separates the free end thereof from the target, the marking being effected by a spark discharge which scorches the paper target.

The operation of the mechanism described is as follows:

Normally the movable core 2|] is in its forward position and the contact members 39, in contact with the sleeve 31. When the trigger mechanism is actuated by means of the thumb-piece 49 in the way which would fire an ordinary gun, the solenoid and the transformer primary circuits are closed by the switch 54, 55. As a result of closing the solenoid circuit the movable core 20 travels rearwardly in the solenoid winding l thereby moving the sleeve 3? from the position shown into a position out of contact with the contact member 39, 40 and opening the solenoid and transformer circuits. The spring 22 of the movable core 20 is compressed by the rearward movement of the latter but as soon as the solenoid is de-energised by its circuit being opened the spring forces the movable core forward again to its initial position, the solenoid and transformer primary circuits being then again closed. During the forward movement of expansion serving to accelerate the next:r,earward movement of the core member 20 and the consequent breaking of the contact between the sleeve 3'! and the contact members 39, 40. Thus, while the trigger mechanism remains in the firing position the movable core member moves repeatedly backward and forward; every time the movable core moves forward the shoulder of its part 28 impacts against the bearing plate 8 and produces a noise andvibration resembling the noise and vibration of a standard machine the movable core the spring 33 associated with gun, the vibration being transmittedto the operator through the rear part I2 of the body of the gun.

When the trigger mechanism is actuated to fire the gun and the transformer primary circuit is repeatedly opened and closed in the manner above described, a current impulse is produced in the primary winding 69 of the transformer each time the movable core 20 moves into its forward position, so that a voltage impulse is induced in the secondary, a sufficiently high potential being thereby applied between the electrodes 89 and I I4 to break down the electrical resistance of the paper target and the air gapbetween the target andthe free end of the needle H4 to produce a mark by scorching the paper opposite the point where the free end of the needle is located. Normally a series of such scorch marks will be made in the recording target for each burst of firing.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 9a to 15 in which the dummy machine gun resembles a light Browning machine gun, use is made of an electric motor 2!!! for driving cam devices arranged to close and open the electric control circuit for operating the marking device, and to act on movable impact members for imitating the noise and vibration/of a real machine gun. i v The rear part of the body of the gun (Figures 10 and 11) comprises a channel-section frame 2I3 having a front wall 2I5, two intermediate 2Il 2II and a rear wall 2I8, all'of which are higher than its side walls 2I9, height of which is shown in Figure 3. The intermediate wall H6 and rear wall 2I8 are each provided with ribs 220 and HI, respectively, to which a top plate 222 is screwed. The rear-of the barrel casing '20I is inserted in the front wall 2I5 and secured to the intermediate wall 2IB. 2I3a is a cover placed over the whole of the frame 2 I3. The impact members 2I4, 2I4a, which are of rectangular section, are provided at their front ends with spindles 223, 224, respectively, which are let into them and Secured thereto by means of screws, the said spindles passing through bearing bushes 225, 226 in the Wall 2I6. Spindles 221, 228 are let into the opposite or rear ends of the impact members and are secured therein by mean of screws, the said spindles passing through bearing bushes 229, 230 in the wall 2I'I. The impact members are prevented from turning by the provision of a flat plate 2I4b betweenthem and secured to one of them.

The mechanism for reciprocating the impact members comprises a vertical camshaft 23I having cams 232, 233 keyed thereon at apart and located so as to act on the spindles 221, 228 once during each revolution of thecamshaft. For- Ward movement of the impact members is opposed by coil springs 234, 235 which encircle the spindles 223, 224 and bear at one end against the impact members and at the other end against the flanges of the bushe 225, 228, respectively. The camshaft 23I is journalled at its upper end in a acreage bearing bush 234 inthe top plate. 222andat its lower end in a bearingbush l235 inthe bottom wall of the frame 2I3, beingsupported therein by means of aoollar 235 which-rests on the bush 235. The camshaftis driven bylmeans of a gear Wheel 231 which meshe with a gear pinin 238- on a vertical driving shaft 239, the upper. end of which is journalled in a bush1240 provided in a plate 24! whichextendsacrossa pair of lugs 242 projecting upwardl from the side ,wallsZlS. of the frame 2|3, the lower end of the said driving shaft passing through a bearing bush-.243 in a bayonet socket 244 welded intothebottomof the frame H3. The lower end of thedrivingishait 239 isprovided-with a tongue-245 which fits into a slot 246 in .a coupling element 241 fi xedpnthe.

end of thefiexible shaft 2| I, the casingof which has a bayonet cap 24B,-secured thereto which is adapted to be engaged with the bayonet socket 244 for the purpose of maintaining: the tongue in engagement :with ,the slot in the couplingelement 241. The pinion 238 (Figures .12 and p13) is fixed on a driven c1utohelement249 whichis loosely rotatable on the driving shaft -'2;39, the

upper end of which-is of reduced dianr etersoasv to form a shoulder serving for maintainingthe clutch element 249 atthe correct level; on the driving shaft. The. clutch element 1.249 co-operates with a driving clutch element250 which. is slidable on theshaft 239 but isprevent'ed from rotating relatively thereto by means cil a-feather key 25l. The clutch element .250 can be moved.

into and out of engagementwith the clutch .element249 by means of a shifting fork 252-:(Figure 11) pivoted on .a pin 253 and passing'through a slot 254 in the bottom of. therear wall 218, the pin 253 being fixedlby itsuen'ds inwtwoqcheeks 2'55 integral with the rear Wall 2; and extending rearwardly therefrom. The shifting fork252 has a rearwardly and downwardlyextending tail portion 258 which is adapted to be depressed; by means of a lever 250 (see Figure"9 );actuatedby the trigger 260 through the intermediary of a link 260 the limbs of the shiftingxfork being provided with pins 256 (Figures-10 and; 11)- which engage in a circumferential groove 1251 in the driving clutch element 2 50.

l 203 is a target stand (FiguresQaandrQb). comprising a wooden box on oneiend ..ofwwhichiis erected a target frame 273. 'The -otherwend of. the targetstand is provided withwstuds 204-to comprising twohorizontal bars 319 and two-tubular uprights 3'18 to which the plate 2l'l is-attached by means of screws311, the said structure being held in position on the target stand 203 by means of lateral projections- 400 on the uprights 318 and lateral extensions tlll ofthelower horizontal bar 379, the. saidulugs and extensions fitting into guides 1 402. on the inside, of thenside walls 403 .of the target. stand. 1'lfh'eupper mart of the target frame comprises :a. pairpf tubular uprights 404 to whichza platei405is:attadhedwby means of screws.:406,'the said plateserving-for carrying an aiming targetzi illl. :The {upper part .ofgthe target frame is removably connected,- to the fixed en a screw spindle 3 l 5.

lower P t b ym an o s its ud firmware secured in the lower ends. ,of-the uprights -,404 and are adapted tobe inserted in. the upperrends of the. uprights-3l8. l l i T j The gun isj rovidedwith-ar foresight .1409 and a backsightr 1 to enable it. to be trained on the aiming target, the tripfldghead ,346; being arranged to swivel aroundra-post:4 lt which iswsecuredrat the 0 requ red height 3 the y -socket 209 by means of a clamping screw 4|2. The eleyatibnof-the gun is adjusted by means {of .a-hand-wheel 4 [4 Referring now to the electrical control off-the apparatus, a three-point connector s26! (Figure 9a) is mounted on the side of the target stand, two of the connecting; points vizs=-262 and 263 being connected to an, electric supply and the other one being grounded (figure 15) The;c onnecting points 2 62,;2B3 1are connectedto two conductors 264, 266 of a-five-day cable e eg l ductor 265 thereof rbeing; connected gtoi ground, 261 to oneendofthe primary" Winding 2B9 ofa transformer 202 mounted in the targetpstand,

while the fifth conductor 2 6 8;iscon-nected *to one inputterminal 21] (Figures 9a, Qb and l5) ef the electric motor 2 l0 *providedin this construction for the drive of the.impactmember throughlthe intermediary of the cams, gears and fiexible shaft above referred to, and 'also mounted on thetarget stand. The connecting pointl-.-2.63vis.-a-lso #3011" nected tothe other input terminalrZ I 2 of theeelectric motor by a conductor 213 .and to the; other end of. the transformerprimary ZGS' by a-condu tor 214'. The-one end ofwthe-transfo-rmer. sec- .ondary'2'l0 is connected by aconductor. 215170 a metal plate 2l1 mountedron the; lower half of the target frame 2l8,-.whilst its other end "iszlearthed at 216. 'I'hexconductors? can; 255. 2 se 251.. and

268 (Figuresll and 15)"are;connected, respectively, to the pins 219,480, 20.! ,-2 B2 and 28 3 of a fiveepin; plug204 which is adapted to be. inserted in a five-pin socket base 289qfix edon a.,plate--29;0 which is attached gby screws 25H to; thelunderside of the frame 2l3 (see:Eigure 11). -;The pins -292,

293, 294, 295, and 296 of the socketubase 2 89' (see also Figure 15)-are-adapted-to receive the respectively.

The plate 290 has an upwardly extending rece tangular boss '29! integral therewith on .which are mounted three pairs of-tsuperposed;spring contacts 298, .299 r and; 300 which" are ecuredmto the boss291 bygmeans'of-screws-304-which;pass

through insulating bushes 305 which insulat -the spring contacts, of each lpair-rfrom one another. Strips of insulating material i 306 are .provided on the; outer. sidesofeach of the spring contacts,

and the contacts of 1 each pair arelseparate d from each other by: means of plates;3lll- -of insulating material. The heads of thesscrews .304 bear against metal clamping plates 308. The bottom wall of the framer2l3 isprovided'with an opene ing 309-to enable the sprin contacts ,to be insertedand-removed from the frame together with theplate 290. a i y i 1 Referring to -the diagramin -.Figure 15 and to Figures 9a, .9b, 1 0 .and; 1 1, the lower contact 298 and upper contact :300 are connected. to loneganother. bya conductoril fl'and-t'o thepin .296 of the socket base 289 1051 a c0nductor 3l3, the upper contact 298 i and upper contact 299jbeing connect d: to one another by a conductoriilhahdby a conductor '3 l 5. to one ,end of the. electromagnet 316, the other end of. ,Which. is connected, loy,,. a conductor 3 l 8 to pin 294. The elelctroi nagnet; 3! I I the clutch element 251.

319 fixed to the muzzle end of the barrel casing 291. The lower contact 299 is connected by a conductor 314 to the pin 295 and the lower contact 399 is connected by a conductor 311 to pin 292.

' The electromagnet 311 (see Figure 9) coacts with an armature 329 which is connected by a link 321' iii to a lever 322 suspended from the frame 319 on a pivot 323, and the lower end of which carries the marking needle 324. The needle 324 is clamped to a lever 325 pivoted at 326 to the lever 322. In order that the marking needle shall lie opposite a point on the marking target 491a corresponding exactlyto the point on the aiming target independently of the movement of the machine gun, the lever 325 carrying the needle is'under' the control of a movable rod 321 movable in guides 321a, oneend of which acts on the lever 325 whilst its other end coacts with an arcuate cam surface 328 fixed on the frame 319 which is attached to the gun. When the lever 322 androd 321 are swung about the pivot 323, upon actuation of the armature-329, the rod 321 is displaced longitudinally by the cam surface 328 and in so doing the lever 325 is turned about the pivot 326 1 thereby maintaining the needle 324 in fixed angular relation to the marking target engaging the plate 211.

Referring to the means for closing the contacts, (see Figures 10 and 11), a rearwardly extending lever 329, which is fixed on aspindle 339 journalled in the side walls of the frame 213, has at its free end an offset part 331 which rest on one of the limbs of the shifting fork 252 so as to be raised by the latter when the fork is rocked upwardly to engage the clutch element 259 with The spindle 339 has a forwardly extending lever arm 332 fixed thereon, the free end of which lies above the spring contacts 298, so that when the lever 329 is raised the lever arm 332 depresses the upper contact 298 into engagement with the lower contact 293 so that if the pins 262, 263 of the socket base 261 (Figure 9a) are at the same time connected to an electric supply system, a circuit is closed from the pin 263,-through conductor 266, pins 281, 294, conductor 318; electromagnet winding 316, conductor 315, contacts 298, conductor 319, contacts 399, pins 292, 219, conductor 264, and pin 262.

A lever arm loosely mounted on the spindle 339, c

has one arm 334 arranged to operate the contacts 299 whilst its other arm 336 is acted upon by a rod 338 passing through it and which also passes through one arm 339 of an angle lever 339, 349 which is pivoted on a pin 341 fixed in the bottom of the frame 213, driving connection being established between the rod 338 and the lever arms 336 and 339 by means of pins 331 let into the rod on either side of the said lever arms. The lever arm 349 coacts with a pair of cams 342 fixed on the collar 236 which is keyed on the shaft 231, so that during each revolution of the said haft the lever arm 349 is rocked twice by the cams 342 and the lever arm 334 depresses the upper contact 299 into engagement with the lower contact 299, whereby the transformer circuit is closed as follows: from the pin 262 of the socket base 261 through the conductor 264, pins 219, 292

and conductor 3| 1 to the contacts 399, closed by a is closed and a current is induced in the secondary of thetransformer, the secondary circuit of which is as follows: from theone end of the secondary 219, the other end of which is grounded at 216, through conductor 215 to target carrier 211, spark gap 211a, marking needle 324, lever 322 and to earth as shownat 322a. The pin293 on the base 289 is in contact with the gun and by its engaging with the pin 299 which is grounded, through the conductor 265, the gun is rounded.

On the spindle 339 there is also rotatably mounted a lever 335, which is adapted to close the contacts 399 of a switch by which the electric motor is started, the said switch being also inserted in the circuit of the" electromagnet 316 sed in connection with the marking needle and in the primary circuit of the transformer, as already above referred to. The sleeve through which the lever 335 is mounted on the spindle has secured to it a lever arm 333'adapted to be actuated by a pin 599 attached to the sliding member 5111 of a safety catch mounted on the outside casing'213a of'the rear part 212 of the gun. When theupper contact 399 is depressed by the lever 335 to close the switch, the following circuit is closed: from pin 293, through conductor 213, motor 219, conductor 268, pins 283, 296, conductor 313, conductor 319, contacts 399, conductor 3i 1, pins 292, 219, conductor 264, to pin 262.

The bottom wall of the frame 213 is provided with lugs 344 and 345 for mounting the. gun on the tripod head 346 (see Figure 11), the rear lug 345 being connected at 341 to a rocker member 348 comprising two side members 349 which are connected together by means of a transverse wall 359 integral therewith. The wall 359 extends upwardly through a slot 351 in the bottom wall of the frame 213 and is provided with apertures through which the spindle 228 and the rod 338 pass with play. The rocker member 348 is attached to the tripod head by means of a pin 352 which passes through a tube 353 extending between and integral with the side walls 349 behind the wall 359. By this means the gun body is capable of rocking about the pivot pin 354 by which the lug 344 is attached to the tripod head. The extent of thi rocking movement is limited by means of a stud 355 screwed into the bottom wall of the frame 213 and the lower end of lWhiCh bears against th tube 353. The stud 355 is adjusted by inserting a tommy bar into path of the impact member 214 so that during each rearward movement it receives a blow from the latter, thereby causing the rocking member 348 to swing in the clockwise direction around the 1 pin 352 o that the rear part of the gunbody receives an upward jolt similar to that produced during the firing of a shot from a real machine gun The operation of this form of construction is as follows: By sliding the safety catch member 591, the lever 335 is actuated and caused to close the motor switch 399, and thereby start the motor. As soon as the trigger is operated, the shaft 239 is clutched to the flexibleshaft' 211 driven by the motor. At the same tim the lever 329 is caused to actuate the lever arm 332 to close the contacts 296 by which the circuit of' the electromagnet 311, 316 is closed and the marking needle 324 caused to be brought into its operative position. The cam shaft 231 being new continuously driven by the shaft 239 so long as the trigger amiss is in the operative position, the camsu342intermittently operate the crank lever 334, 336 through the lever 339, (land the rod 338, thereby closing the switch 299 of the primary circuit of the transthe target. Simultaneously therewith the impact members 2M, 2l4a, are actuated by the cams 232, 233 to imitate the noise and vibrations of a real gun.

We claim:

1. A trainingapparatus comprising a dummy machine gun, a targetcarrierassociated with the gun and carrying the target, a target marking member, means for causing the marking member to moveover thetarget in conformity wit-h the movement of the gun, trigger controlmeansfor :repeatedly rendering the marking memberoperative to mark the target whilethe trigger is maintained in operative position, saidmeans, for rendering the marking member operative including: an electric control circuit arranged to be repeatedlyclosed and opened while the trigger is in operative position; and an electric marking circuit controlled by the said control circuit andincluding the marking member, and a metal plate constituted by the target carrier, the CSil'1g of said marking circuit producing a spark dischargebetween the marking member and metal plateserving to mark the target on the carrier.

2. Atraining apparatus comprisin a dummy machine gun, a target carrier associatedwith the gun and carrying the target, a target marking membenmeans for causing th marking member to move over the target in conform'ity wlth the movement of the gun, trigger control means for repeatedly rendering the marking member operative to mark the target while the trigger is maintained in operative position, said means for rendering the marking member operative including: an electric control circuit arranged to be repeatedly closed and opened while the trigger is in operative position, and comprising an electromagnet having a winding which forms part of the control circuit and a movable core, a switch member connected to the movable core and adapted when the trigger is held in the operativ position to be moved by the movable core to open the control circuit, and spring means for returning the movable core and switch member to close again the control circuit as often as the latter is broken, until the trigger is released; and an electric marking circuit controlled by the said control circuit and including the marking member and a metal plate co'nstitutedby the target carrier,the closing of said marking circuit producing a spark discharge between the marking member and metal plate serving to mark the target on the carrier.

3. A training apparatus comprising adummy machine gun, a target carrier associated with the gun and carrying the target, a target marking member, means for causing the marking memher to move over the target in conformity with the movement of the gun, trigger control means for repeatedly rendering the marking member member connected tothe movable core and adapted when the trigger i held in the operative position to, be moved bythe movable core to open the control circuit, and spring means for returning the movable core and switch member to close again the control circuit as often as the latter is broken, until the trigger is released; and an electric marking circuit controlled by the said control circuit and including the marking memher and a'metal plate constituted by the target carrier, the closing, of said marking circuit producing a sparkdischarge between the marking member and metal plate serving to markthe target on the carrier and impact surfaceson the dummy gun against which the said movable core can impact at the ends of its movements toimitate the noise-and vibration produced by the firing of a real automatic gun. i g

4. A training apparatus comprising a dummy machine gun, a target carrier associated with the gun and carrying the target, a target marking member, means for causing the markin member to move over the target; in conformity with the movement of thegun, trigger control means for repeatedly rendering the marking member operative to markthe target while the trigger is maintained in operative position, said means for rendering the markingmember operative including: an electric control circuit arranged tobe repeatedly closed and opened while the trigger is in operative position; and an electric markingcir: cuit controlled by thesaid control circuit and including the marking member and a metal plate constituted byrthe, target carrientwhich electric marking circuit includes a esparkgap between the:markingmembertand thermetal plate constituting the target carrier in which a spark discharge is produced to mark the target.

5. A training apparatus comprising a dummy machine gun, a target carrier associated withthe gun and carrying the target, a target marking member, means for causin the marking member to move over the target in conformity with the movement of the gun, trigger control means for repeatedly rendering the marking member operative to mark the target while the trigger is maintained in operative position, said means for renthesaid metal plate in accurate alignment and one serving to be aimed at and being a mirror image of the other which serves as a recording target, and the said electric marking circuit ineluding a spark gap between the marking mem her and the mettal plate in which a spark discharge is produced to mark the recording target,

operative to mark the target while the trigger is maintained in operativ position, said means for rendering the marking member operative including: an electric control circuit arranged to be repeatedly closed and opened while the trigger is in operative position; and comprisin an elec- 6. A training apparatus comprising a dummy machine gun, a target carrier associated with the gun and carrying a target, a target marking member, means for moving the marking member over the target in conformit with the movement of the gun, trigger controlled means for repeatedly rendering the marking member operative to mark the target while the trigger is maintained in operative position, a target frame in which the target carrier is mounted, a tripod supportin the target frame, and a swivel connection between the dummy' gun and the said tripod.

7. A training apparatus comprising a. dummy rear part of the dummy gun being loosely mounted in its front part for the purpose of increasing the effect of the vibrations produced by the said means.

8. A training apparatus comprising a dummy machine gun, a target carrier associated with the gun and carrying a target, a target markin member, means for moving the marking member over the target in conformity withthe movement of the gun, trigger controlled means for repeatedly rendering the marking member operative to mark the target while the trigger is maintatined in operative position, an electric motor, in which the means for rendering the marking member operative comprise: a cam operated by the electric motor so long as the trigger is in operative position; an electric control circuit arranged to be peatedly closed and opened by the said cam; and an electric marking circuit controlled by the said control circuit and including the marking member and a metal plate constituted by the target carrier, the closing of said marking circuit producing a spark discharge between the marking member and metal plate serving to mark the target on the carrier.

9. A training apparatus comprising a dummy machine gun, a target carrier associated with the gun and carrying a target, a target marking member, means for moving the marking member over the target in conformity with the movement of the gun, trigger controlled means for repeatedly rendering the marking member operative to mark the target while the trigger is maintained in operative position, means on the dummy machine gun for imitating the noise and vibration produced in the firing of a real automatic gun, the said means consisting of at least one movable impact member, and at least one fixed impactsurface in combination with an electric motor; and a cam operated by the electric motor repeatedly to act on theimpact member.

10.- A training apparatus comprisin a dummy machine gun, a target carrier associated with the gun and carrying a target, a target marking member, means for moving the marking member over the target in conformity with the movement of the gun, trigger controlled means for repeatedly rendering the marking member operative to mark the target while the trigger i maintained in operative position, means on the dummy machine gun for imitating the noise and vibration produced in the firing of a real automatic gun, the said, means consisting of at least one movable impact member, at least one fixed impactsurface, and a spring acting on the movable impact memher to cause the latter to strike against the fixed impact surface in combination with an electric motor; and a cam operated by the electric motor repeatedly to act on the impact member.

ZYGMUNT DE LUBICZ-BAKANOWSKI. RICHARD SUK. 

